United Health Services Hospitals Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
(SEE SCHEDULE O)THE UHS HOSPITALS' PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF OUR REGION, TO IMPROVE OR MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH, AND TO PROVIDE PATIENT-CENTERED, CONTEMPORARY HEALTH SERVICES IN A CARING, COMPETENT, AND CONVENIENT MANNER. SERVICES WILL BE AFFORDABLE AND WELL ORGANIZED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- Income
- $1.2 billion
- Spending
- $1.1 billion
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- -1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 6,421
- Volunteers
- 222
- Highest pay
- $1.4 million, board member/2nd vice chr
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 69% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $275.0 million spent. INPATIENT AND ACUTE SERVICES (SEE SCHEDULE O)UHS HOSPITALS FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICES AND THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SHORT-TERM INPATIENT ACUTE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES ON ITS WILSON MEDICAL CENTER AND BINGHAMTON GENERAL HOSPITAL CAMPUSES. WILSON MEDICAL CENTER IS A 280-BED TEACHING HOSPITAL WHICH PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING: CARDIOLOGY, PERINATOLOGY, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, MATERNITY CARE, PULMONARY MEDICINE, NEONATOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, ORTHOPEDIC, ONCOLOGY, AS WELL AS NEUROSCIENCE. WILSON MEDICAL CENTER IS A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER FOR THE ADVANCED PRACTICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, NEUROSURGERY AND NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE. IT IS ALSO THE SITE FOR THE PRACTICE OF OPEN-HEART SURGERY AND OTHER ADVANCED CARDIAC PROCEDURES. BINGHAMTON GENERAL HOSPITAL IS A 220-BED FACILITY OFFERING: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ORTHOPEDIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, AND REHABILITATION CENTER. TOTAL INPATIENT DAYS IN 2024 TOTALED 107,065, DISCHARGES WERE 18,036 AND THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY WAS 6.03 DAYS. THERE WERE 1,552 BIRTHS AND 3,545 INPATIENT SURGERIES PERFORMED AT UHS HOSPITALS IN 2024. UHS HOSPITALS INCREASES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY OFFERING AN ADVOCACY PROGRAM WHICH HELPS THOSE WITHOUT FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PAY THEIR HEALTHCARE BILLS. IN 2024, UHS HOSPITALS GAVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 693 PATIENTS FOR WHICH $5,182,465 OF INPATIENT CARE (AT CHARGES) WAS PROVIDED.
- $481.2 million spent. OUTPATIENT AND AMBULATORY SERVICES (SEE SCHEDULE O)UHS HOSPITALS ALSO PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES, ON ITS WILSON MEDICAL CENTER AND BINGHAMTON GENERAL HOSPITAL CAMPUSES. WILSON MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF MEDICAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AMBULATORY SURGERY, FULL-SERVICE LABORATORY, COMPREHENSIVE IMAGING, GASTROENTEROLOGY LAB, CARDIAC CATH LAB, PHARMACY, AND OTHER PROCEDURAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES. BINGHAMTON GENERAL HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AMBULATORY SURGERY, LABORATORY, INFUSION, IMAGING AND GASTROENTEROLOGY LAB SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO CARDIAC REHABILITATION, OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH, AND OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES. TOTAL PATIENT VISITS FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR YEAR-END 2024 TOTALED 2,358,154 EXCLUSIVE OF THE CLINIC SERVICES NOTED IN 4C BELOW. INCLUDED IN THE 2,358,154 VISITS WERE 56,768 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, 10,953 EMERGENCY ROOM TREATED AND ADMITTED AS ACUTE CARE PATIENTS, 1,663,408 OUTPATIENT LAB TESTS, 240,152 SPECIALTY CARE VISITS, AND 197,535 IMAGING AND RADIOLOGY OUTPATIENT VISITS. IN 2024, UHS HOSPITALS GAVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 19,839 PATIENTS FOR WHICH $14,278,300 OF OUTPATIENT CARE (AT CHARGES) WAS PROVIDED.
- $220.8 million spent. CLINICS (SEE SCHEDULE O)UHS HOSPITALS PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS. PRIMARY CARE SERVICES ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITH A COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UNDER-SERVED AREAS. UHS HOSPITALS OFFERS SIXTEEN PRIMARY CARE CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT A MULTI-NEW YORK COUNTY SERVICE AREA: 1)BINGHAMTON FAMILY CARE, 2) UPPER FRONT STREET (BINGHAMTON), 3) CLINTON STREET (BINGHAMTON), 4) NORTHERN TIOGA, 5) DEPOSIT, 6) WINDSOR, 7) JOHNSON CITY, 8) VESTAL PARKWAY (VESTAL), 9) CANDOR, 10) OWEGO, 11) GREENE, 12) ENDICOTT, 13) MAIN STREET (JOHNSON CITY), 14) BINGHAMTON PEDIATRICS, 15) HOOPER ROAD (ENDWELL) AND 16)ROBINSON STREET (BINGHAMTON). OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE: TWO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS, TWO WALK-IN CARE CENTERS, DIABETES MANAGEMENT CENTER, DENTAL CLINIC, NEPHROLOGY CLINIC, PLASTIC SURGERY CLINIC, AND THE WOMENS' HEALTH CENTER. TOTAL PATIENT CLINIC VISITS/PHYSICIAN ENCOUNTERS FOR THE UHS CLINCS AT YEAR END 2024 TOTALED 326,120 PRIMARY CARE AND 262,141 SPECIALTY CARE CLINIC VISITS.UHS HOSPITALS FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICES AND THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN WHICH GRADUATE, UNDERGRADUATE AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION, AS WELL AS NURSING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL,TECHNICAL TRAINING AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AND MAKING WELL-TRAINED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND ADVANCED CLINICAL AND MEDICAL PRACTICES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 115 RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, REGISTERED NURSING, AND PHARMACY STUDENTS BENEFITTED FROM UHS HOSPITALS PROGRAMS. DUE TO COVID, STUDENT PARTICIPATION HAD BEEN LIMITED FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THE NUMBERS ARE NOW MORE CONSISTENT WITH PRE-COVID LEVELS. UHS HOSPITALS ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO EDUCATE OUR PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ABOUT PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, FACILITATING UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONAL HEALTH STATUS, INCREASING KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH CARE OPTIONS, AND ENCOURAGING EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM. UHS HOSPITALS ALSO SPONSORS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT BRING PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY WHICH ARE MOST DIRECTLY RELATED TO HEALTH ISSUES OR PROMOTE LOCAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. UHS PROVIDED $256,000 IN SPONSORSHIP FUNDS IN 2024.
- $5.1 million spent. ALL OTHER (SEE SCHEDULE O)UHS HOSPITALS PROVIDES VARIOUS SERVICES TO THEIR AFFILIATE COMPANIES CHENANGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, IDEAL SENIOR LIVING CENTER, IDEAL SENIOR LIVING CENTER HOUSING CORPORATION, TWIN TIER HOME HEALTH, PROFESSIONAL HOME CARE, AND DELAWARE VALLEY HOSPITAL IN ADDITION TO THEIR PARENT COMPANY, UNITED HEALTH SERVICES, INC. UHS HOSPITALS ALSO RENDERS SERVICES TO THE PHYSICIAN PRACTICE MEDICAL GROUP, UNITED MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC. SERVICES RENDERED ARE CHARGED TO THE APPROPRIATE ENTITY AT COST.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1982.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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